Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan

Amina's Voice by Hena Khan Rating: 5/5 Publication Date: March 14, 2017 Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in the…

The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

The City of Brass (Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty Rating: 4/5 Publication Date: November 14th, 2017 Step into The City of Brass, the spellbinding debut from S. A. Chakraborty—an imaginative alchemy of The Golem and the Jinni, The Grace of Kings, and Uprooted, in which the future of a magical Middle Eastern kingdom rests in the hands of a clever…

Adventures in May! Monthly Wrap-Up

May was a pretty hectic month for me! Most of the month corresponded with Ramadan, which I think went pretty well, though with exams coming it's been a lot of juggling between trying to study and trying to make myself a better person (in terms of fasting). My patience really ran thin when I was…

#RamadanReadathon2019: Historical Fiction Recs

Ramadan is only a few days away which means a month of fasting and spiritual cleansing! If you don't know, it's regarded as The Holy Month when the Quran was released and Muslims fast from Fajr to Maghrib (between the first and fourth prayers of the day)! This year, I'm so excited to provide some…